LOT 2895
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, frontal crescent and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbons on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type II/3. Good Very Fine. Attractively toned.(4.04gr, 32mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Phoenicia, Sidon AE 23mm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dated CY 40 (72/1 BC). Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ, bull running to left, upon which sits Europa, who holds her veil and horn of bull; [L] M (date) across upper field. HGC 10, 286 var. (unlisted date); DCA2 885 var. (same); CNG e570, 168 (hammer: 650 USD). 9.05gr, 23mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare with this date.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Philistia (Palestine), Uncertain Mint AR Drachm. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Imitating Athens. Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring and Attic helmet adorned with olive leaves and pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry in upper left field, all within shallow incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1D. 4.18gr, 12mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Stater. Circa 410-375 BC.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing to right / ΚΕΛΕΝ, goat kneeling to left, head to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis -; SNG BnF 75 = Traité II, 1477. 10.75gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993.
